1987 in France explained
Events from the year 1987 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 24 March – The Euro Disneyland Project agreement is signed by The Walt Disney Company and the French government, enabling a theme park to be built to the east of Paris. The theme park, today known as Disneyland Paris, eventually opened in April 1992.[1]
- 11 May – Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
- May – Peugeot launches the 405 range of four-door saloons; a five-door estate is to follow in 1988. It will be built in France and also at the old Rootes/Chrysler Europe factory in Britain.[2]
- 4 July – A court in Lyon sentences former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
- 19 July – At 112 years and 148 days old, Jeanne Calment becomes the longest living french person in recorded history when she surpasses the final age of Eugenie Roux, who died in June 1986.
- 1 December – Construction of the Channel Tunnel is initiated.
- 17 December – Peugeot 405 is elected European Car of the Year. Another French car, the Citroen AX, comes second in the contest.[3]
Births
January to March
- 2 January – Loïc Rémy, soccer player.
- 6 January – Magalie Vaé, singer
- 23 January
- 9 February – Jérémy Acedo, soccer player.
- 15 February – Romain Gasmi, soccer player.
- 16 February – Willy Aubameyang, soccer player.
- 17 February – Thomas Ayasse, soccer player.
- 26 February – Jean-Philippe Sabo, soccer player.
- 28 February – Édouard Collin, actor.
- 4 March – Jean-Philippe Mendy, soccer player.
- 7 March – Hatem Ben Arfa, soccer player.
- 13 March – Pierre Jamin, soccer player.
- 14 March – Aravane Rezaï, tennis player.
- 16 March – Fabien Lemoine, soccer player.
- 21 March – Maxime Josse, soccer player.
- 23 March – Nathalie Fauquette, rhythmic gymnast.
- 24 March – Pierre-Loup Bouquet, ice dancer.
- 31 March – Amaury Bischoff, soccer player.
April to June
- 4 April – Jérémy Taravel, soccer player.
- 16 April – Loris Arnaud, soccer player.
- 16 April – Lhadji Badiane, soccer player.
- 18 April – Anthony Roux, cyclist.
- 18 April – Kévin Sireau, cyclist.
- 29 April – Basile Camerling, soccer player.
- 6 May – Romain Beynié, soccer player.
- 7 May – Pierre Ducasse, soccer player.
- 7 May – Serge Gakpé, soccer player.
- 7 May – Jérémy Menez, soccer player.
- 12 May – Loïc Lumbilla Kandja, soccer player.
- 15 May – Kévin Constant, soccer player.
- 26 May – Quentin Garcia, professional ice hockey player.
- 7 June – Jean Philippe Baile, rugby league player.
- 9 June – Toumani Diagouraga, soccer player.
- 9 June – Valentin Roberge, soccer player.
- 26 June – Samir Nasri, international soccer player.
- 27 June – Jean-François Christophe, soccer player.
July to September
- 21 July – Bilel Mohsni, footballer.
- 23 July – Élodie Brouiller, ice dancer.
- 24 July – Nordine Assami, soccer player.
- 24 July – Cyriaque Louvion, soccer player.
- 30 July – Benoît Costil, soccer player.
- 6 August – Rémy Riou, soccer player.
- 8 August – Pierre Boulanger, actor.
- 19 August – Anaïs Lameche, singer.
- 11 September – Clément Chantôme, soccer player.
- 18 September – Ludovic Genest, soccer player.
October to December
Deaths
January to June
July to December
- 6 July – Pierre Marcilhacy, politician (born 1910).
- 30 July – Michel Tapié, artist, art critic, curator and art collector (born 1909)
- 6 August – Léon Noël, diplomat, politician and historian (born 1888).
- 23 August – Didier Pironi, motor racing driver (born 1952).
- 3 October – Jean Anouilh, dramatist (born 1910).
- 27 October – Jean Hélion, painter and author (born 1904).
- 28 October – André Masson, artist (born 1896).
- 1 November – Pierre Matignon, cyclist (born 1943).
- 3 November – André Roussin, playwright (born 1911).
- 4 November – Pierre Seghers, poet and editor (born 1906).
- 5 November – Georges Franju, filmmaker (born 1912).
- 6 November – Jean Rivier, composer (born 1896).
- 18 November – Jacques Anquetil, cyclist, five times Tour de France winner (born 1934).
- 2 December – Luis Federico Leloir, doctor and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (born 1906).
- 3 December – Pierre Mollaret, neurologist (born 1898).
- 13 December – Julien Darui, international soccer player (born 1916).
- 15 December – François Borde, rugby union player (born 1899).
Full date unknown
Notes and References
- Web site: 1987 • Timeline • Euro Souvenirland - Disneyland Paris history, memories and memorabilia . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322100921/http://www.eurosouvenirland.com/timeline/1987/ . 22 March 2012 . dead .
- Web site: Peugeot History - 1985 - 1994 the Age of Champions . 15 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100329150626/http://peugeot.mainspot.net/hist20.shtml . 29 March 2010 . dead .
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kkcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k8wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=868,6305275&dq=peugeot-405&hl=en
- http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=fra/athcode=202158/index.html Darien Garfield Biography